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Elena Baltacha v Flavia Pennetta: stats compared | Lineball
Pennetta wins on first serve in %. Baltacha’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2003: Baltacha 4 matches, Pennetta 40 matches.
Pennetta has the better first serve in %: 54.1 to Baltacha’s 47.5.
Baltacha has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Pennetta’s 66.5.
Baltacha averages 0.8 aces a match to Pennetta’s 0.3 — 2.3 times as many.
Longevity: Pennetta has 40 matches, Baltacha 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Baltacha (4 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
47.5First serve in %54.1#61 of 71
79.0First-serve points won %66.5#19 of 71
–Break points saved %53.1#47 of 71
40.0Return points won %43.7#45 of 71
0.83 total · best 3Acesper game0.313 total · best 6#31 of 70
8.534 total · best 13Games wonper game10.6425 total · best 16#46 of 73
Head to head
03 matches since 20113
Hard · 2 matchesBaltacha 0Pennetta 2
Grass · 1 matchBaltacha 0Pennetta 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchBaltacha 0Pennetta 1
Last meetings
24 June 2013 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPennetta won 6-4 6-1
2 Jan 2012 · Auckland · Round of 16 · HardPennetta won 6-4 6-2
7 Mar 2011 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardPennetta won 6-4 3-6 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2003.
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30.0Break points converted %39.6#60 of 71
22.2Sets won %49.5#48 of 73
40.0Games won %50.1#49 of 73
0.52 total · best 1Sets wonper game1.145 total · best 2#53 of 73
1.87 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.246 total · best 2#47 of 73
12.851 total · best 14Games lostper game · lower is better10.6424 total · best 18#43 of 73
0.31 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.28 total · best 1#34 of 73
1.35 total · best 5Double faultsper game · lower is better0.831 total · best 8#60 of 71
2080 total · best 80Serve pointsper game9.8392 total · best 78#35 of 71
9.538 total · best 38First serves inper game5.3212 total · best 40#44 of 71